"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
"Worters are Tom Holman says he's meeting today with the heads of the Transportation
“Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to discuss how ice officers”
can assist TSA agents at airports starting tomorrow. Lines are long since hundreds of agents have quit because they haven't been paid in weeks. Charizard Tom Holman says the ice officers won't do TSA tasks such as screening but will assist in other ways." "I don't see an ISA agent looking at an X-ray machine because we're not trained in that.
There are certain parts of security that TSA is doing that. We can move them off those jobs and put them in the specialized jobs, help move those lines." He was interviewed on CNN. The president is threatening to obliterate Iranian power plants if that country doesn't
open the Strait of Formus. NPR's Julia Simon reports the White House has given T-Ron a deadline to comply. President Trump hosted the statement on social media late Saturday, demanding Iran open
“the Strait in 48 hours or by Monday evening.”
The Strait of Formus is the vital waterway that connects about a fifth of global oil and liquified natural gas supplies to world markets. As the war with Iran enters its fourth week, the Strait remains effectively shut. Iran continues to hit ships and tankers. The Trump administration asked allies to send warships to protect tankers but other countries
were unwilling to participate. Iran says if its fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked, the country will target energy infrastructure belonging to U.S. and Israel in the region. Julia Simon and Parenthoods Israeli officials are assessing the damage after Iranian air strikes yesterday on two southern
cities near Israel's nuclear research center. More than 100 people were wounded. Police say the strikes caused extensive damage to residential buildings nearby.
“The United Nations nuclear agencies said there were no reports of damage to Israeli nuclear”
facilities. Cuba has begun restoring its power grid after another nationwide blackout left millions without electricity. Katie Silver reports its the latest in the series of widespread outages as the U.S. oil embargo takes its toll on the island.
The state-owned Union Electricer said Cuba's grid had a quote total disconnection on Saturday. It also happened this past Monday and earlier this month. The Caribbean island's infrastructure has been crippled after Donald Trump cut off Venezuela and oil shipments to Cuba and threaten tariffs on any country that it provides fuel. The report suggests multiple tankers carrying Russian fuel are on route to Cuba.
The first two to arrive Monday.
Mexico has also indicated it is trying to find ways to resume selling oil to Cuba after stopping early this year due to U.S. pressure. The NPR news I'm Katie Silver and Mexico City. This is NPR news. Hundreds of demonstrators rallied into Alaska's Syria today, their protesting efforts to restrict
the sale and consumption of alcohol. They fear Syria's new Islamist government may threaten long-held secular freedoms. The interim government has been under pressure from hardliners to impose more conservative religious values in Syria. The rally attracted residents more range of religious sex.
One told the Associated Press this is not about whether we want to drink alcohol. This is about personal freedom. Los Angeles Lakers superstar Lebron James has said another career NBA record. Steve Futterman reports it came in Florida last night as the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic.
In his 23rd season, 41-year-old Lebron James said a new record for a long-jewity and durability. James played in his 1600 and 12th day Lebron. That's the record for both games. Played regular season, and here it is.
Fishing it through for two. The previous record, 1600-11, was held by Robert Parish who played 21 seasons. James holds dozens of records, including the most prestigious, most points ever scored more than 43,000. In Saturday's record setting game for most games played, the Lakers beat Orlando by one point.
For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. In men's college basketball, both number-one seeds, Duke and Michigan, advanced yesterday to the next round.
The Nebraska corn huskers move to the sweet 16 for the first time in his history, beating
Vanderbilt 74-72. I'm Nora Rom, and PR News in Washington.
